Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 956: Extracting pus and squeezing sores (3)

"This is what the Censorate should do."

The next day.

Ok Hee Palace.

The memorial of the Censorate was presented to the emperor. After reading it, Zhu Youxiao smiled with satisfaction and said, "If we dare not do this or that, then what is the point of supervision?"

"My dear, when this matter is discussed in the House, I am afraid there will be many people who oppose it, right?"

When he said this, Zhu Youxiao looked at Li Qiyuan who was standing with his hands hanging down.

"Your Majesty, there are some opposing voices."

Li Qiyuan raised his hand and bowed, "But it all revolves around the supervisory authority. I am worried that this incident will cause the tax reform planned by the Ministry of Revenue to deviate, and then affect the court and the country."

It sounds nice to say.

Zhu Youxiao smiled. Even though Li Qiyuan said that, he knew what was going on. However, the result he wanted was achieved. As for the process, Zhu Youxiao was not particularly concerned.

"You shouldn't have this kind of thought, especially in the Censorate."

Zhu Youxiao put down the memorial, restrained his smile and said, "So what about tax reform? Do we have to make concessions on everything else just because of this? This is obviously wrong."

"Tax reform is tax reform, and supervision is supervision. The two cannot be confused. There is no such thing as who is bigger or smaller. Each has its own responsibilities and must do its part well."

"As for the Shaofu, no matter how many responsibilities you have, you must do your job well. If the central government has corresponding needs, you should coordinate with each other to solve them."

"Your Majesty is wise."

Li Qiyuan bowed and said.

In fact, Li Qiyuan understood what the emperor was thinking. No matter what the officials in the court were doing, the necessary supervision must be carried out and the necessary encouragement must be given.

If we only try to sort out stubborn problems and then eradicate them, but neglect other aspects, the results achieved previously will be greatly reduced.

"I intend to send this memorial from the Censorate to the Cabinet."

While Li Qiyuan was thinking about this, Zhu Youxiao lifted his robe and said, "Let the cabinet discuss how to solve this matter and draft a charter as soon as possible."

"Your Excellency will also attend the event."

"Bi Qing has been under a lot of pressure recently. He has wanted to make this happen for a long time, but in the cabinet, there are always some people who are smart enough to say something to oppose this."

"The minister obeys the order."

Li Qiyuan bowed immediately.

In fact, the whole thing was planned by Zhu Youxiao. The tax reform carried out by the Ministry of Revenue had achieved considerable results before, but it was precisely because of this that it touched the interests of too many people, and subsequently a lot of resistance and pressure emerged in secret.

Bi Ziyan, the Ming Dynasty's Minister of Finance, was really good at what he did. He was dedicated to solving all the long-standing problems, but he couldn't do it alone.

Supervision and reform are not contradictory at all. Sometimes combining the two can have unexpected effects.

Since the purpose is to reshape the supervisory system, the Ming Cabinet, the highest administrative body, must ultimately be under supervision. As long as one is a human being, there will be times when one has selfish desires. Many times, if we really trace the source of some problems, we will find that they actually extend from the highest level.

In Zhu Youxiao's mind, all administrative matters should be transferred to the cabinet, and everything should be run under the leadership of the cabinet. However, the premise of doing this is that the cabinet should also be under the supervision, and in the future, the Censorate should also send supervisory officials to the cabinet.

We are not doing this now because the time is not yet ripe.

After all, in the current central government, many people feel that the central government’s operations are very chaotic and there is no order at all, which has led to many private discussions.

Zhu Youxiao saw this very clearly.

But they didn't know that this situation occurred because the central reform had not yet been fully implemented and the reorganization of many departments was not mature.

Just like in terms of tax policy, according to Zhu Youxiao's idea, in the future, when it comes to taxation, national taxes should be the main focus, with the corresponding general administration as a supplement, and then a complete tax system would be built.

As for the Ministry of Revenue, it will only be responsible for revising tax policies in the future, while also supervising important matters such as population and land. Specific matters must be handed over to relevant officials to prevent anyone from taking advantage of loopholes.

But if you want to accomplish such a thing, how could it be possible without more than ten years of gradual adjustment and improvement? After all, there are too many things involved.

"Your Majesty, the Duke of England requests an audience."

Under such circumstances, Liu Ruoyu walked in with his head down.

"Xuan."

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Zhu Youxiao said calmly.

Upon seeing this, Li Qiyuan took his leave to the emperor. However, as he was leaving, ripples arose in Li Qiyuan's heart. After all, what happened not long ago had a great impact on the court and the public, and the impact on the circle of nobles was even more imaginable.

But when he met Zhang Weixian, Li Qiyuan did not see anything unusual.

"Your Majesty, the military government has reached a preliminary decision regarding the approval of the training expenses for the Beijing camp." Before arriving at the imperial palace, Zhang Weixian saluted and then reported his purpose to the emperor.

This matter started with the rectification of the Beijing Camp and the comprehensive reorganization into the Ming Army. Just as in the past, it clarified the allocation of food and wages, the determination of various expenses, etc., and involved the approval of training expenses, which was another important measure taken by Zhu Youxiao for military reform.

If the army wants to be managed and controlled well, it must redefine every aspect, establish new rules, and leave no room for anyone to find loopholes.

Only by doing these well and clarifying a series of systems can the Ming army ensure that its combat effectiveness does not decline after the reorganization is completed.

"Thank you for your hard work on this matter."

After reading the memorial, Zhu Youxiao saw that what he had mentioned was covered in the memorials submitted by the military government, so he looked at Zhang Weixian and said, "The approval of training expenses is extremely important to the court and the country. The army has to do two things: prepare for war and fight. Regular training during the preparation period is an important part of ensuring combat effectiveness."

"But if the cost of regular training is not clear, there will inevitably be big mistakes. If this can be successfully implemented in the Beijing camp, it will play a vital role in future trials and reforms in other places."

Zhang Weixian sighed after hearing this. If this matter could really be realized, then whoever dared to have any thoughts in this regard in the future would be easily found out once the imperial court investigated.

It was also at a very early stage that Zhang Weixian saw through the emperor and wanted to separate the military and political power, but Zhang Weixian did not expect the emperor to be so powerful.

As for the arrest of Zhu Chunchen and others, Zhang Weixian also figured it out. Although it seemed to be a restriction by the emperor on the nobles, it was actually a deeper reform of the military.

After all, today, the Ming army has awarded a group of new nobles with titles based on their merits. This indicates that in the future, there will be more nobles in the Ming Dynasty. However, if the nobles are not restrained and deterred, it will lead to a bad morale in the army. The emperor has arrested two groups of nobles successively, one group was the nobles who stayed in Nanjing, and the other group was the nobles in Beijing. This seems to be without any mercy, but in fact, the emperor will not allow anyone to lead a bad morale in the army!
After thinking about this, Zhang Weixian's worries were eliminated a lot. Just as the emperor said, as long as you abide by the rules, this has nothing to do with you.

As for the profit-making part, the gradual growth of the Thirteen Hongs in Tianjin enabled these holders to earn a lot of dividends every year. The key was that this part belonged to them. As for other newly promoted nobles, the emperor opened up other ones, so they did not have a direct conflict of interest.

It is precisely because of this that Zhang Weixian's current performance has come about. Everything is self-evident...

(End of this chapter)